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Review of T-Mobile's HSPA+ webConnect Rocket

We spent a bit of time testing out T-Mobile's webConnect Rocket USB modem on T-Mobile's trial HSPA+ 3G network in the Philadelphia area, and tested the T-Mobile webConnect and Sprint's 4G WiMAX Overdrive as well. Read on to learn of the dizzying speeds we achieved with T-Mobile's webConnect Rocket.

Motorola DEVOUR Verizon smartphone review

The Motorola DEVOUR is a QWERTY slider Android smartphone for Verizon Wireless that packs Moto's MOTOBLUR social networking features for tight homescreen integration of Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace. Read Todd's full review for all the details on this very solidly built device.

vReveal cell phone video fixing software review

Does your cell phone record really bad video? Do you always find yourself in a dark cave when it comes time to record? If so, then MotionDSP's Windows-based vReveal video enhancing software for phone videos might just be what you need. Michael tests it out for us in this review.

Nokia E72 smartphone review - all business

We had Todd test out the new Nokia E72, a really smart looking business smartphone with a full QWERTY keyboard and a decent 5 megapixel autofocus camera. Read on to see what he thinks of it, and check it out yourself in the included videos.

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  ARM expects more than 50 Apple iPad-like tablet devices to launch in 2010

  By Todd Haselton on Wednesday March 10, 2010

  At a press conference in Taipei, microprocessor manufacturer ARM said that it expects there will be over 50 devices available by the end of 2010 with a similar form factor as Apple's iPad. More
  

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  China Mobile invests $5.8 billion in Chinese bank to develop mobile banking

  By Todd Haselton on Wednesday March 10, 2010

  China Mobile today said that it plans to invest 39.8 billion yuan ($5.8 billion) in Shanghai Pudong Development Bank as a means to help spur mobile phone banking and services such as mobile bank cards, payments, and money transfers.
  source: Associated Press

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  Apple's Steve Jobs threatened former Sun CEO with lawsuits, too

  By Todd Haselton on Wednesday March 10, 2010

  Last week Apple filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission (ITC) claiming that HTC is infringing on 20 of its patents, a move many think is an attack on Google. Jonathan Schwartz, Sun Microsystem's former CEO said Jobs ones threatened to sue him, too, and argues it could be a positive experience for a competitor. "Having watched this movie play out many times, suing a competitor typically makes them more relevant, not less. Developers I know aren't getting less interested in Google's Android platform, they're getting more interested--Apple's actions are enhancing that interest," he said.
  source: The Wall Street Journal

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  HTC Legend unboxing and first look - part 1 of 2

  By Michael Oryl on Tuesday March 9, 2010

  Part 1 of our unboxing and look at some of the features of the Android-powered HTC Legend, the follow-up to the popular HTC Hero. The Legend features an AMOLED touchscreen display and has a body that is carved from a solid block of aluminum. In this video Russell walks us through the contents of the box as well as some of the features of the phone's Sense user interface. More
  

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  U.S. regulators may dedicate spectrum to free wireless broadband

  By Todd Haselton on Tuesday March 9, 2010

  At the Knight/FCC sponsored Digital Inclusion Summit in Washington today, one of the FCC's recommendations for a draft of its National Broadband Plan was to consider using some wireless spectrum for free or low cost wireless broadband. More
  

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  iPhone addictive according to Stanford University study

  By Todd Haselton on Tuesday March 9, 2010

  A study conducted by Stanford University and 200 students has found that the iPhone can be, unsurprisingly, addictive. More
  

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  Verizon Wireless to launch NFL Mobile

  By Todd Haselton on Tuesday March 9, 2010

  Today Verizon Wireless announced that beginning in April it will offer NFL Mobile to its customers. NFL Mobile will provide coverage of the April 22-24 NFL Draft as well as the NFL RedZone Channel from the NFL Network. Customers will be able to stream Sunday Night Football and Thursday Night Football, access fantasy football stats, and more. Supported phones and pricing has not yet been detailed.
  source: Verizon Wireless

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  Palm webOS plug-in development kit (PDK) now available

  By Todd Haselton on Tuesday March 9, 2010

  Today Palm announced that its webOS plug-in development kit (PDK) is now available to the public. The PDK works with Palm's webOS software development kit (SDK) and allows developers to use C and C++ programming languages with web technologies. The PDK will make it easier for developers that have written 3D games games for other platforms to port them over to webOS. The PDK is available today from developer.palm.com.
  source: Palm

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  Vodafone's HTC Magic shipping with Mariposa botnet malware

  By Todd Haselton on Tuesday March 9, 2010

  Reports are surfacing that Vodafone in Spain is shipping the Android powered HTC Magic devices loaded with Mariposa botnet malware. The bots were planted by a hacker named "tnls." Vodafone says the attack was an isolated incident and that it is taking appropriate actions to safeguard its customer privacy.
  source: Panda Research Blog, via: Reghardware

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  Cisco dropping WiMAX hardware development

  By Todd Haselton on Tuesday March 9, 2010

  Cisco said recently that it will stop making WiMAX radios, base stations, and modems, and will instead focus on its IP networks that are used by both WiMAX and long term evolution (LTE) 4G networks. More
  

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  Cricket launches Samsung SCH-R100 Stunt feature phone

  By Todd Haselton on Tuesday March 9, 2010

  Today Cricket Communications launched the Samsung SCH-R100 Stunt, a relatively basic candy-bar style feature phone. More
  

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  Did AT&T lock out untrusted apps on Motorola BACKFLIP?

  By Todd Haselton on Monday March 8, 2010

  According to a number of sources across the web, the Motorola BACKFLIP is unable to install applications that aren't inside the Android Market, otherwise known as "untrusted" apps. We are still waiting on our review unit, but should this prove true, that means BACKFLIP owners won't be able to install untrusted applications, like the recent beta version of Swype, for example. We'll keep you updated as we find out more.
  source: XDA Developers, via: Engadget

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  Goldman Sachs slashes Google Nexus One sales estimate for 2010

  By Todd Haselton on Monday March 8, 2010

  Goldman Sachs expects Google to sell just 1 million Nexus One units in 2010, down from the original 3.5 million it projected earlier this year. The firm attributes a lack of marketing and customer service issues as reasons for slashing the forecast, according to The Wall Street Journal. More
  

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  Verizon Wireless reveals its 4G LTE network real-world speeds

  By Todd Haselton on Monday March 8, 2010

  Verizon Wireless has been testing its fourth generation long term evolution (LTE) network in Boston and Seattle. Today, it revealed a few of its real-world data speeds that are significantly faster than current 3G networks. More
  

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